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CFBDS J005910.90–011401.3

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CFBDS J005910.90-011401.3

infrared image of CFBDS J0059−0114
Credit: NASA/JPL Spitzer Space Telescope
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 59m 10.83s[1]
Declination −01° 14′ 01.3″[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type T8.5[1]
Apparent magnitude (J) 18.075[1]
Apparent magnitude (H) 18.27[1]
Apparent magnitude (K) 18.71[1]
Astrometry
Parallax (π)108.20 ± 5.00 mas[2]
Distance30 ± 1 ly
(9.2 ± 0.4 pc)
Details[3]
Mass15-30 MJup
Surface gravity (log g)4.75 cgs
Temperature620 K
Age1-5 Myr
Other designations
CFBDS J005910-011401, WISEP J005911.09-011400.6
Database references
SIMBADdata

CFBDS J005910.90−011401.3 (also CFBDS J0059−0114 or CFBDS0059) is a brown dwarf with a low temperature of only 625 K,[3] located in constellation Cetus about 30 light-years away.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "CFBDS J005910-011401". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b Faherty, Jacqueline K. (2012). "The Brown Dwarf Kinematics Project (BDKP). III. Parallaxes for 70 Ultracool Dwarfs". The Astrophysical Journal. 752 (1): 56. arXiv:1203.5543. Bibcode:2012ApJ...752...56F. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/752/1/56. S2CID 18160586.
  3. ^ a b Delorme, Philippe; Delfosse, Xavier; Albert, Loïc; Artigau, Étienne; Forveille, Thierry; Reylé, Céline; Allard, France; Homeier, Derek; Robin, Annie C.; Willott, Chris J.; Liu, Michael C.; Dupuy, Trent J. (2008). "CFBDS J005910.90-011401.3: Reaching the T-Y brown dwarf transition?". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 482 (3): 961–971. arXiv:0802.4387. Bibcode:2008A&A...482..961D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20079317. S2CID 847552.